The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-04
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Their Meeting on Monday a
Minneapolis.
THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETE.
The Speech Making OF the Occasion
The Bright Future for the Work
ingmen of America-Etc
The Knights Convention .

The knights Convention.
MINNEAPOLIS, October 2,-Arrange-
ments for the morning exercises Of the
knights of Labor General Assembly
are completed. Welcoming addresses
will be made by the Mayor and Gov
ernor, with responses by Messrs. Pow
derry and Litchmann. In the evening
there will be an entertainment, with
addresses by Powderly and j. a.
Streeter, the president of the National
Farmers Alliance, followed by grand
ball.
CHICAGO, October General Master
Workman Powderly. of the Knights of
Labor, passed through this city to-day
on bis way to Minneapolis. He wouid
not talk on any question of general IN
terest From the talk among Chicago
delegates it is thought strenuous efforts
will be made to remove General Secre
tary Litchman, whom they accuse OF
acting in bad faith in many ways.
The convention will be a
bitter struggle from beginning to
end, the ant:-Powderly element being
represented by the ablest leaders. One
of the interesting features will be the
debate on socialism, which Joseph La
Dadie, of Detroit, will bring up. 1t is
stated that he will demand an eXplana
ton from Mr.. Powderly why he, who
for years was a member in good stand
ing of the Socialistic Labor Party, has
gone back on his principles.
assembly Knights of Labor was called
to order in Washington Rink, this
morning, by J. P. McGaughey. Secre-
tary of the Cooperative Board, and
chairman of the local committee of ar
rangements. The Rink was hand
somely decorated and contained about
three thousand people. McGaughey
read kilograms from PoWderly and Sec
rotary Litchman, stating that they had
been unaVoidably detained and could
not arrive until afternoon. Governor
McGill had been called east and was
not able to make an address of welcome
on the part of the State. McGaughey
made boief speech on the growth OF
the order in the northwest and intro
duced Major Ames, who made formal
address of welcome.
In response to Mayor Ames' address
of we come, Richard Griffiths, General
Worthy Foreman, was introduced in
place of PoWderly. He was followed
by A. A. Carleton, of the general eyecu-
tive board. Carleton spoke particularly
of the growth of the order and said it
would appear when the reports were
all in, that the order was not going to
pieces, but was in reality stronger than
ever. He declared that so long as many
were deprived of the rightful share of
the product of their toll the order would
have work to do.
Ralph Beaumont, OF New York, one
Of 10 <QIb n 10 10
next speaker. He said it is said this
organization will go down. If this is
SO, If it does go down, another organ
ization grander and stronger will be
reared in its place. The work of this
order has not been accomplished. There
are men in this organization who will
come before the country as leaders yet.
twenty-five years hence men who are
in the order to-day will be a power in
the land. They will tower in the ranks
with men like Blaine and their power
will be felt. The work OF this organ
ization has just begun. There are
principles in it that are bound 10 stand,
The people of America cannot afford
to let the organization go down.
Richard Trevelly concluded the
morning session with a short spre3h,
pledging the order to the support OF
American principles and American in
situations.
The convention then adjourned until
this evening, when General Master
Workman Powderly is expected to de-
liver an address on the world as knight
hood would make it.
General Master Workman PowderIy,
General Secretary Litchman and most
of the other delayed delegates to the
of
noon. The great hall, capable of seat
ing $1,000 psople. was crowded at the
opening OF the evenings exercises.
Mr.. PoWderly's address was received
with unbounded enthusiasm. He was
announced to speak on The World As
Knighthood Would Make It." He said,
in the beginning. that he would not tell
them anything OF the kind. The world
as knigbthood would make it, would
take up more time than l could give to
it here tonight. Men say the Knights
can never attain what is aimed at in
their declaration of principles. Then
they go to church and pray Tor better
things than the Knigh ever
dreamed it. The men W. AZ
hat this may earth be made IT, ,e
kingdom of heaven would deny a.
place in the Legislative halls; the m> j
who make these PRAYER lie when they
make them. The Knights of Labor re-
spect the laws and intend to take a
hand in making the laws. Our organ
ization is not partizan organization,
but in the true sense of the word it is
political organization. The man who
studies with Us will be able to vote in
diligently. Ii he is not there is some
thing wrong with his head. I have
bsen taken to TASK on few things. It
has been charged that did not favor
immigration. 1t is mistake.
am Of foreign birth myself.
! have no objection to foreign immi-
grafton. / favor it. Several land grant
companies, however, have their immi-
grafton agents. They bring il
all manner OF foreigners. If one
of these poor creatures raises mis-
hand, not against the law. Tor he
knows none, but against what
he sees just before him, he
is called an anarchist, and is punished
while the men, who loaded these pooI
creatures on this country go scot free |
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